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oblation

A cereal offering presented to God (Lev. 2: 4) and denounced by prophets (Isa. 1: 13) when unaccompanied by social righteousness. In Christian usage, the word was applied to Christ who offered himself in sacrifice. Later the word was used of the Eucharist as a commemoration of Christ's self‐offering, and to the elements of bread and wine used in the service.